Massage apparatus.



P. POPE MASSAGE APPBATUS. APLIOATIOH IILBD DEO.16, 1910.

1,004,300. Patented sepnze, 1911.

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RPOPE. I MASSAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 16, 1910. 1,004,300. Patented sept. 26, 19111 2SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED sTaTEs FRANK POPE, 0F KANKAKEE, ILLINOIf.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application led December 1,6, 1910. Serial No. 597,605.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK POPE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Kankakee, Illinois, have invented ceitain new and use- `fulImprovements in Massage Apparatus, of

whic the following is a specification.

'lh beneficial eii'ects of massage as a means for increasing muscledevelopment, reduction of corpuleney, equalization of thecirculation'and removal of disorders otl the digestive system, has longbeen recognized. Ileretofore, however, where more than a substantiallysurface treatment was desired, it has been necessary to call in theservices of a masseur, for, though a number ot' devices have beenproposed for mechanical massage, they have been, so 't'ar as known tome, unadapted for treatment where it is necessary that the etl'ectthereoit should extend materially into the interior o'tthe body.

The apparatus devised by me, which forms the subject matter oi thepresent application, is adapted to perform all the operationssubstantially which arc within the capacityof a masseur, whether thetreatment to be superticial or more deep-reaching.

`In the accompanying drawings l have illustrated two preferred forms olmy apparatus which are cach .capable ot' securing the desired result,but it will be understood that my invention is not confined to theprecise forms shown, but extends to all equivalent forms thereof comingwithin the scope of the appended claims.

Figure l is a side elevation ot one :form of my apparatus showing it` asit appears in operation; Fig. 2 is an end elevation thcrcof; Fig. 3 isan ele 'ation of a niodilication, the View being similar to Fig. Il butwith part omitted; Figs. 4, 5 and (i are details showing the operationof thc modified vform ot machine shown in Fig. 3.

In Figs. l and 2 thc simpler 't'orm of massage apparatus is shown in theposition which it occupies with relation lo a. couch on which. tbcpatient to be treated reclines,

during certain ot' the operations which my machine. is capable olfperforming, the couch being indicated by the letter A. The latter may beof any other or prei' erred form provided it be of not too great widthto enter between the upright supports B li and presents no obstructionto the motion of the moving parts. ln the particular form shown in Figs.l and :2, the uprights B are connected by a cross-piece C and perforatedor bored at a suitable height for the reception of a revoluble shaft Dwhich is 4journaled therein. The bearings of the shaft if desired may beincreased in length by the circular bosses E E and the shaft heldagainst longitudinal displacement by the collars F F. Upon the rotaryshaft is mounted a pair of spiders G equally spaced trom the adjacentsupports and in order to secure greater Strength and rigidity thespiders are provided with bosses II surrounding the shaft. In theparticular torni ot device shown the spiders are provided each with tourarms and extending between the corresponding arms ot' the respectivespiders are mounted rollers J which are journaled in the arms at K foreasy revolution. It will be apparent that the number of rollers andconsequently the maribel' of arms on the spiders may be varied atpleasure. The precise means for driving the rotary shaft is not materialand a number of suit able means for the purpose will suggest themselves.In the present instance I have shownl a pulley L mounted upongone end ofrevolution to a smaller pulley W on a stubshaft. N which likewise bearsa llarger pulley (i) connected to a pulley l. n a second stub shall. Thelatter is turnediby an endlcss band which embraces a second pulr ley Ron thc latter lstub-shaft and a pulley S upon the armature sha'l't olmotor 'l The stub shafts are mounted iii a pair of extended baseportions B secure( to the upriglils l tor the purpose ol g ving themgreater stability. It will now bp apparent that when the motor is inoperation it will a lower speed than that ot the motor shalt by rcasonol. the lutcrnn-dlate reducing pulhws.

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the revolublo shaft which is connected forvr 'drive the rotary massageinstrument but at l ln making use ot` the apparatus the pa-.

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vand 6 the rollers receive not only motions of already described exceptin the particulars to be now noted. Each of the spider arms carries acam track U with Which engages a roller V mounted upon a stub shaftpro'- jecting from the journal of the roller jonrnaled in said ar Eachmassage roller is provided with a pair of these cam rollers, one at eachend of its shaft, and they are mounted at an angle of 180 degrees toeach other with reference to the a-Xis of the roller. It Will be readilyapparent that as the massage roller revolves, the cam -roller at one(ti-d oi its shaft is brought into engagement with its cam and then theroller at the other end of its shaft is brought into engagement with thecorresponding cam. The result is that the massage roller as it isrevolved is given a longitudinal reciprocation whereby its ezfteet uponthe part of the body operated upon is materially increased.

- What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a support, an arm pivoted theretofor rotation ina vertical plane Carrying va tnassage device, means formoving the massage device in a direction at an angle to the arm andmeans for revolving the arm about its pivot.

support, a revoluble frame mounted there- 2. In adevice of the classdescribed, a

on for rotation in a vertical plane, a plurality of massage devices andmeans for revolving the frame and means for reciprocating the massagedevice at an angle to its path of rotation.

f '3. In a device of the class described,` a support, a pair of armspivoted thereto for rotation in a vertical plane and carrying a roller,means for revolving the arms about their pivots, means for reciprocatingthe roller longitudinally.

4. In a device of the class described, a support, a rotary shaft,spiders secured thereto near its opposite ends, rollers mounted betweenthe spiders, means for rotating the shaft and means for reciprocatingtherollers with reference to the spiders.

5. In a device of the class described,a

support, an arm pivoted thereto, a roller mounted on the arm forrotation and reciprocation, a cam mounted on the arm, means on theroller engaging the cam for recipro eating the roller.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, arotary shaft mounted therein, spiders secured to the shaft ,at oppositeends thereof, rollers mounted be tween the. spiders, means for rotatingthe shaft, and cams :mounted upon the shaft,

means 1o-n the journals of the rollers for engaging the cams onthespiders to reciprocate the i'ollers.

VFRANK POPE. Witnesses:

ALBERTA. LOWENTHAL,

FRANK O. SCHNEIDER.

